2024 Roadmap
Upgrade to Walldorf Intercompany to ensure License Compliance throughout the SAP product lifecycle.
Current Release - Version 50
Release Date: November 10, 2023
This release results from many partner requests and support logs from the Walldorf Support portal. Submit your ideas here.
Version Installation:
Additional important Notes on Version 50:
Version Content:
New Feature Enhancements:
Intercompany Solution:
- Business Partner Priorities
- Business Partner Properties
- CNAE Code
- Commission Groups
- Countries
- Credit Cards
- Dunning Terms
- E-Mail Group
- Language
- Item Master Data
- Bill of Materials
- Package Types
- Price Lists
- NCM Code
- DNF Code
- Bank Charges Allocation Code
- House Bank Accounts
- Payment Blocks
- Portfolio
- Contract Templates
- Customer Equipment Card
- Service Contract
- G/L Branch Allocation
- G/L Allocation Posting Templates
- Recurring G/L Allocation Postings
- License administration user interface is redesigned to make it more visually appealing, user-friendly, and intuitive.
- Focus on improving navigation, layout, color schemes, and overall aesthetics.
- Ensure consistency in design elements and user experience across the application.
Functional Enhancement:
- Prioritize and implement new features or improvements to existing ones based on user feedback and business goals.
- Enhance the performance, speed, and reliability of the application.
- Consider scalability and flexibility to accommodate future needs.
- Branch Inventory in Warehouse Report
- Consolidated Balances by Business Partner Report
- Branch Balances Report (Global)
- Branch Sales Analysis Report
- Un-Posted Intercompany Transactions Report
- Remote Query Execution
Integration Hub:
- License administration user interface is redesigned to make it more visually appealing, user-friendly, and intuitive.
- Focus on improving navigation, layout, color schemes, and overall aesthetics.
- Ensure consistency in design elements and user experience across the application.
- Prioritize and implement new features or improvements to existing ones based on user feedback and business goals.
- Enhance the performance, speed, and reliability of the application.
- Consider scalability and flexibility to accommodate future needs.
Bug Fixes:
- While replicating the documents in intercompany trade, the error "Cannot add row without complete selection of batch/serial numbers" occurs
- Text type UDF is not visible in the UDF Data Replication screen after it is created using the UDF Structure replication process
- The confirmed checkbox is not checked in the Intercompany tab in "Goods Return" after adding the corresponding "Return" in the participating branch company
- Unable to replicate unit price for a global price list on item master data in participating companies
- Business partner "Federal Tax ID" field details are not removed from participating companies for Italy localization
- The information in E-Mail connectivity is getting blank after deploying the intercompany solution
- The value of the Trusted Host checkbox in Email Connectivity is not saved
- The confirmed checkbox is not checked in the Intercompany tab in "Goods Return" after adding the corresponding "Return" in the participating branch company
- Customized tab location distortion in the Sales Order screen on connecting the Intercompany add-on
- "Retry All Failures" of failed messages does not work
- A connectivity error occurs while deploying the Shopify connector for SAP Business One
- Magento test connection fails in the integration hub
- The transactions fail to integrate from Hub Applications to SAP Business One
- Product stock fails to integrate with Hub Applications
- Credit memo transaction fails to integrate with WooCommerce
- "Page is not of type integer" error occurs while initializing the product from WooCommerce to SAP B1
The Version 50 release note WDF 2500001 refers to :
- WDF 2000005 - Unable to upgrade the SAP Intercompany between PL27 and PL34 to Walldorf Intercompany on SAP HANA
- WDF 1844555 - Troubleshooting Intercompany Integration Solution for SAP Business One
- WDF 2000008 - Transactions do not process in HUB applications or Unhandled exception occurs while managing the Walldorf license
Release note WDF 2500001 is referenced by:
- WDF 2500002- SAP Business One Service Layer supports for 9 additional business partners' master data replication
- WDF 2500003- SAP Business One Service Layer supports for 6 additional Item master data replication
- WDF 2500004- SAP Business One Service Layer supports for 4 additional Financials master data replication
- WDF 2500005- SAP Business One Service Layer supports for 3 Service master data replication
- WDF 2500006- Master Data Mapping Tool for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales Connector is available in Integration Hub
- WDF 2500007- Enhancements in the License Administration of Intercompany Solution
- WDF 2500008- All Intercompany reports extend the data export feature in CSV format
- WDF 2500009- Intercompany add-on displays more enhanced status during installation
- WDF 2500010- While replicating the documents in intercompany trade, the error "Cannot add row without complete selection of batch/serial numbers" occurs
- WDF 2500011- Support for replication of currency sub-object in business partner master data
- WDF 2500012- Enhancements in license administration of Integration Hub applications
- WDF 2500013- The transactions fail to integrate from Hub Applications to SAP Business One
- WDF 2500014- Product stock fails to integrate with Hub Applications
- WDF 2500015- Credit memo transaction fails to integrate with WooCommerce
- WDF 2500016 - "Retry All Failures" of failed messages does not work
- WDF 2500017 - "Page is not of type integer" error occurs while initializing the product from WooCommerce to SAP B1
- WDF 2490018- A connectivity error occurs while deploying the Shopify connector for SAP Business One
- WDF 2490019- Text type UDF is not visible in the UDF Data Replication screen after it is created using the UDF Structure replication process
- WDF 2490020- Optimizing the UI Performance of the G/L Branch Allocation screen in intercompany integration solutions
- WDF 2490021- Optimizing the UI Performance on the G/L Allocation Posting Templates screen in intercompany integration solutions
- WDF 2490022- Optimizing the UI Performance on the Recurring G/L Allocation Postings screen in intercompany integration solutions
- WDF 2490023- The confirmed checkbox is not checked in the Intercompany tab in "Goods Return" after adding the corresponding "Return" in the participating branch company
- WDF 2490024- Magento test connection fails in the integration hub
- WDF 2490025- Unable to replicate unit price for a global price list on item master data in participating companies
- WDF 2490026- Business partner "Federal Tax ID" field details are not removed from participating companies for Italy localization
- WDF 2480015- Optimizing the Performance of the User Allocation process in Intercompany integration solutions
- WDF 2480016- Optimizing the UI Performance of the G/L Branch Allocation screen in intercompany integration solutions
- WDF 2480017- Optimizing the UI Performance on the G/L Allocation Posting Templates screen in intercompany integration solutions
- WDF 2480018- Optimizing the UI Performance on the Recurring G/L Allocation Postings screen in intercompany integration solutions
- WDF 2480019- The confirmed checkbox is not checked in the Intercompany tab in "Goods Return" after adding the corresponding "Return" in the participating branch company
- WDF 2470032- Customized tab location distortion in the Sales Order screen on connecting the Intercompany add-on
- WDF 2450002- The information in E-Mail connectivity is getting blank after deploying the intercompany solution
- WDF 2450003- The value of the Trusted Host checkbox in Email Connectivity is not saved
Previous Release - Version 49
Release Date: 9 August 2023
This release results from many partner requests and support logs from Walldorf Support portal. Submit your ideas here.
Version compatibility - MS SQL and SAP HANA
- SAP Business One 9.3 PL14
- SAP Business One 10.0 FP2208
- SAP Business One 10.0 FP2208 HF01
- SAP Business One 10.0 FP2208 HF02
- SAP Business One 10.0 FP2305
Read the detailed release note WDF 2490001
SAP Business One Service Layer support for 5 out of 17 Financials master data replication
SAP Business One Service Layer is a new generation of extension API for consuming SAP Business One data and services. It builds on core protocols such as HTTP and OData, and provides a uniform way to expose full-featured business objects on top of a highly scalable and high-availability Web server.
The Intercompany solution will provide the service layer support for the following financial masters in the version 49:
- Cash Discount
- Currencies
- Dimensions
- Projects
- Banks
SAP Business One Service Layer support for 3 out of 20 Business partner's master data replication
The Intercompany solution will provide the service layer support for the following Business Partners masters in version 49:
- Business Partner Group
- Payment terms
- Industry
SAP Business One Service Layer support for 7 out of 37 Item master data replication
The Intercompany solution will provide the service layer support for the following Items master in the version 49:
- Item Group
- Item Property
- Length and Width UOM
- Manufacturers
- Shipping Type
- Units of Measure
- Weight UOM
Intercompany Monitoring log Enhancements
Intercompany monitoring screens had an operational issue in the most recent SAP releases.
On the following screens in the Intercompany Administration Console, the user is unable to view the data in the Intercompany monitoring logs:
- Message Log
- Failure Notification Log
- Audit Log
- Monitor Consolidation
This issue was identified in the following SAP Business One versions:
- SAP Business One 10.0 FP2208/FP2208 HF01/FP2208 HF02/ FP2305
- SAP Business One 10.0 FP2208/FP2208 HF01/FP2208 HF02, FP2305 version for SAP HANA
The Intercompany monitoring logs will be enhanced to accommodate all of the above SAP Business One versions in Intercompany Version 49.
Intercompany Reports Enhancements
The Intercompany Solution reports have a presentation and formatting issue in the most recent SAP versions.
This issue impacted the following reports in the Intercompany solution:
- Consolidated Balances by Business Partner Report
- Branch Balances Report
- Branch Inventory in Warehouse Report
- Branch Sales Analysis Report
- Un-Posted Intercompany Transactions Report
- Reports executed using the Query Manager
This issue was identified in the following SAP Business One versions:
- SAP Business One 10.0 FP2208/FP2208 HF01/FP2208 HF02/ FP2305
- SAP Business One 10.0 FP2208/FP2208 HF01/FP2208 HF02, FP2305 version for SAP HANA
The Intercompany solution reports will be enhanced to accommodate all of the above SAP Business One versions in Intercompany Version 49.
Enhancement in the Integration Hub applications' initialization status
The initialization status screen of hub applications has a presentation and formatting issue in the most recent SAP versions.
This issue was identified in the following SAP Business One versions:
- SAP Business One 10.0 FP2208/FP2208 HF01/FP2208 HF02/ FP2305
- SAP Business One 10.0 FP2208/FP2208 HF01/FP2208 HF02, FP2305 version for SAP HANA
The initialization status screen of hub applications will be enhanced to accommodate all of the above SAP Business One versions in Version 49.
The Version 49 release note WDF 2490001 refers to :
- WDF 2000005 - Unable to upgrade the SAP Intercompany between PL27 and PL34 to Walldorf Intercompany on SAP HANA
- WDF 1844555 - Troubleshooting Intercompany Integration Solution for SAP Business One
- WDF 2000008 - Transactions do not process in HUB applications or Unhandled exception occurs while managing the Walldorf license
Release note WDF 2490001 is referenced by:
- WDF 2490002 - Intercompany Monitoring log Enhancements
- WDF 2490003 - Intercompany Solution Reports Enhancements
- WDF 2490004 - Enhancement in the financial consolidation export and import process screen
- WDF 2490005 - Enhancement in the Integration Hub applications' initialization status
- WDF 2490006 - SAP Business One Service Layer support for 5 out of 17 Financials master data replication
- WDF 2490007 - SAP Business One Service Layer support for 3 out of 20 Business partner's master data replication
- WDF 2490008 - SAP Business One Service Layer support for 7 out of 37 Item master data replication
- WDF 2490009 - While adding the G/L Branch Allocation "Object reference not set to an instance of an object" error occurs
- WDF 2490010 - Enhancement in the data downloading status in the master data mapping tool of Hub applications
- WDF 2490011 - After adding the GRPO, the base PO is not getting closed if it is duplicated based on another PO
- WDF 2490012 - Credit Memo, Outgoing Payment scenario is dependent on the Delivery scenario in the Shopify scenario selection screen
- WDF 2490013 - The name of the Sender System and Receiver System is not consistent in the Hub message log for the Tagrain connector
- WDF 2490014 - The name of the Sender System and Receiver System is not consistent in the Hub message log for the Shopify connector
- WDF 2490016 - Expenses are not integrating to SAP B1 if there is a space in Group Policy name in Expensify
- WDF 2480014 - Fails to replicate Mfr Serial No. & Lot Number properties on the serial number transaction
- WDF 2470030 - Fails to add intercompany A/R Invoice document if the Branch representing BP is a delivery consolidating BP
- WDF 2470031 - Fails to retrieve Account Type from the Salesforce application
- WDF 2460012 - Fails to initialize the Salesforce solutions
- WDF 2460013 - Fails to retrieve Account Type from the Salesforce application
- WDF 2460014 - Fails to get the customer records from the Magento Application in Magento initialize process
Past Release - Version 48
Release Date: June 1, 2023
This release results from many partner requests and support logs from Walldorf Support portal. Submit your ideas here.
Enhancement in Direct Creation of Firm Document
The user can select the specific intercompany marketing document(s) he wants to replicate as a “Firm document” in branch companies.
This can be achieved by clicking the browse button next to the "Direct Creation of Firm Document" checkbox in Intercompany General Settings in SAP Business One.
SAP Business One User License Report
The user can view the SAP B1 User License report to get the SAP B1 user license count and verify the count with the Walldorf license user count.
This report helps the user identify the cause of the license mismatch error displayed at the time of Solution deployment and User Allocation.
Enhancement in Walldorf License status
The License Status feature has been enhanced to show the Non-Allocated license status. If a license has not been allocated to the user logged in to SAP Business One, the license status is shown as "Non-Allocated" on the Feature Activation screen.
Price property is made optional in Item Master Synchronization
Sometimes the user would like to have separate item prices in Magento and SAP Business One and does not want to replicate the item prices between the applications, so an option is now provided to deselect the item price property in item master synchronization for the below connectors:
- Shopify
- Magento
- WooCommerce
Support for the UDF/UDT structure replication
Support for the User-defined fields and table structure replication across all participating companies.
Support for replication of User-defined queries
SAP Business One provides the Query Generator / Query Wizard Tools to generate ad-hoc reports via user queries.
This feature will allow the user to replicate user-defined queries selectively across branch companies.
Salesforce Connector - Integration Hub
Master Data Mapping tool for Customer, Leads, and Item Master data
This tool lets the user map the existing customer, Lead, and product data in Salesforce and SAP Business One. This is needed in case the same product or customer master exists in both applications, and the user wants to map their internal code to prevent data duplicity between them.
Easy License Assignment across subsidiaries
Common (same) users may require access to multiple subsidiaries (companies). License assignment is now made easy to allow common users across the intercompany landscape in one go.
2023-24 Product Roadmap
Intercompany
SAP Business One Service Layer support for 17 Financials master data replication
SAP Business One Service Layer is a new generation of extension API for consuming SAP Business One data and services. It builds on core protocols such as HTTP and OData, and provides a uniform way to expose full-featured business objects on top of a highly scalable and high-availability Web server.
The Intercompany solution will provide the service layer support for the following financial masters :
- Account Classification
- Cash Discount
- Currencies
- Exchange Rates
- Dimensions
- Distribution Rules Setup
- Manual Distribution Rules Setup
- Profit Center Setup
- Profit Center Type
- Projects
- Bank Charges Allocation Code
- Banks
- File Format
- House Bank Accounts
- Payment Blocks
- Payment Methods
- Portfolio
SAP Business One Service Layer support for 20 Business partner's master data replication
The Intercompany solution will provide the service layer support for the following Business Partners masters :
- Business Partner Master Data
- Countries
- County
- Customer Group
- E-Mail Group
- Industry
- Payment terms
- Special Prices for Business Partners
- States
- Vendor Group
- Address Format
- Dunning Terms
- Business Partner Priorities
- Business Partner Properties
- Credit Cards
- CNAE Code
- Commission Groups
- Instruction
- Indicators
- Language
SAP Business One Service Layer support for 37 Item's master data replication
The Intercompany solution will provide the service layer support for the following Items masters :
- Bill of Materials
- Discount Groups
- Item Group
- Item Master Data
- Item Property
- Length and Width UOM
- Manufacturers
- Order Interval
- Package Types
- Period and Volume Discount
- Price Lists
- Unit of Measure Groups
- Units of Measure
- Weight UOM
- Beverage Combination
- Beverage Commercial Brand
- Beverage Group
- Fuel Code
- Fuel Group
- Income Nature Setup
- Name
- NCM Code
- Occurrence Code
- Beverage Table
- Customs Group
- Material Gr
- Movement Code
- DNF Code
- Document Type
- Product Source Codes
- Service Codes
- Service Group
- Shipping Type
- SPED Profile Setup
- Chapter ID
- SAC Code
- Service Category
SAP Business One Service Layer support for 3 Service master data replication
The Intercompany solution will provide the service layer support for the following masters :
- Contract Templates
- Customer Equipment Card
- Service Contract
SAP Business One Service Layer support for 5 General master data replication
The Intercompany solution will provide the service layer support for the following general masters :
- Agent Code
- Freight
- Translation
- Holiday Dates
- Sales Person
Service Layer support for G/L Branch Allocation
The Intercompany solution will provide the service layer support for the G/L Branch Allocation feature.
G/L Branch Allocation - The G/L Branch allocation feature allows users to allocate expenses and incomes to other branch companies. For example, users can allocate income and expenses from the head office company to sales or distribution subsidiaries, or vice versa. The G/L allocation allows interbranch transactions to be posted automatically.
Service Layer support for A/P Service Invoice Allocation
The Intercompany solution will provide the service layer support for the A/P Service Invoice Allocation feature.
A/P Service Invoice Allocation
Use the A/P service invoice allocation feature to allocate expenses to other branch companies. The allocation allows interbranch transactions to be posted automatically.
The Intercompany Integration Solution supports the following two methods of allocating expenses from an A/P service invoice:
- Allocation by Invoice - In this method of allocation, the system creates a draft A/R invoice as a result of allocation in the sender company. On adding these draft A/R service invoices to the system will automatically create draft A/P service invoices in the receiver companies.
- Allocation by G/L - This method of allocation is similar to the G/L allocations. The system creates the journal voucher in the receiving company as a result of allocation in the sender company.
Service Layer support for Intercompany Trade
The Intercompany solution will provide the service layer support for the Intercompany Trade feature.
Intercompany Trade - The Intercompany Integration Solution automates the flow of marketing documents across branch companies. Example: Company A and B are 2 companies that perform intercompany trading. Adding a purchase order to Company A triggers the automatic creation of a sales order in company B.
Service Layer support for Centralized Payments
The Intercompany solution will provide the service layer support for the Centralized Payments feature.
Centralized Payments - The Centralized Payments feature enables branch companies to delegate to other branch companies the task of making outgoing payments on their behalf. For example, the head office company could make vendor payments centrally on behalf of its subsidiary companies.
Service Layer support for Multi-Level Financial Consolidation
The Intercompany solution will provide the service layer support for the Multi-Level Financial Consolidation feature.
Multi-Level Financial Consolidation - Allows the journal entries of all branch companies to be consolidated into a dummy consolidation company, enabling a single, easy way of running SAP Business One financial reports for the entire organization.
Support for the UDF/UDT structure replication
Support for the User defined fields and User defined table structure replication across all participating companies.
Support for Tax Code replication in Intercompany Trade based on settings.
Support for Tax Code replication in Intercompany Trade based on settings.
Support for G/L Accounts Replication
This feature will allow the user to replicate G/L accounts across branch companies. This will help the user to centralize managed Chart of accounts in one database and replicate the same to multiple branch companies.
Supports for Users master replication
This feature will allow the user to replicate users' data across branch companies.
The replication of users data will allow the intercompany administrator to manage the user's groups data centrally in one company
Support for User groups master replication
Employees in a company can be grouped according to their roles (for example, salespeople, accountants, managers, and so on). Generally, different roles require different settings for their functions, features, and data within SAP Business One. You can assign SAP Business One users to different user groups, based on the users’ actual roles.
The replication of user groups will allow the intercompany administrator to manage the user's groups data centrally in one company
Support for replication of User-defined queries
SAP Business One provides the Query Generator / Query Wizard Tools to generate adhoc reports via user queries.
This feature will allow the user to selectively replicate user defined queries across branch companies.
Integration Hub
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
Master Data Mapping tool for Customer, Leads and Item Master data
This tool allows the user to map the already existing customer,Lead and product data in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales and SAP Business one. This is needed in case the same product or customer master already exists in both applications and the user would like to map their internal code to prevent data duplicity between the applications.
Salesforce
Master Data Mapping tool for Customer, Leads and Item Master data
This tool allows the user to map the already existing customer,Lead and product data in Salesforce and SAP Business one. This is needed in case the same product or customer master already exists in both applications and the user would like to map their internal code to prevent data duplicity between the applications.
Magento
Queue-based support for master and transaction data during the initialization process.
Queue-based support for master and transaction data during the initialization process.
DHL
Support for Multiple retrieval of Tracking Numbers based on Packages types in the delivery document
Currently, the user is able to retrieve only one tracking number for the complete delivery document. This new feature will allow the user to retrieve multiple tracking numbers based on package types in the delivery document.
All Hub Applications
Support for Custom UDF data replication in all Hub applications
Display of exact API error message in all Hub applications
Error message in the Message log Grid
Currently, the user is able to retrieve only one tracking number for the complete delivery document. This new feature will allow the user to retrieve multiple tracking numbers based on package types in the delivery document.
The detailed API error message will display to the user so that it will be convenient and easy for the user to understand the error.
The error message should appear in the message log grid.
Sugar CRM
Integration HUB Template for SugarCRM
SugarCRM is a cloud-based application for handling sales automation, marketing automation, account management, and customer relationship management needs.
The SugarCRM integration with SAP Business One will support the replication of essential masters and transactions between the system. The data entered into SugarCRM will automatically synchronize into SAP Business One for order management, performance management, and other business functions.
Shopware
Integration HUB Template for Shopware
Shopware is an e-commerce platform that powers 100K brands and is used by some of the largest brands, retailers, and manufacturers.
Shopware integration with SAP Business One will allow Real-time, bi-directional data transfer between SAP Business One and Shopware.
The Shopware integration with SAP Business One will automate the flow of essential order management processes including orders, customer details, products, stock, and pricing.
Past Release - Version 47
Release Date: 28 February 2023.
Detailed Release Notes ate available in WDF 2470001
Support for Tax Code Replication
Tax Code replication will be supported in Intercompany Trade based on settings.
Email notification for failed messages
This feature will allow the user to set up the email notification for the failure messages.
Whenever any master or transaction is failed, the configured user will receive the notification by email with the attached failed XML message payload.
Support for G/L Accounts Replication
This feature will allow the user to replicate G/L accounts across branch companies. This will help the user to centralize managed Chart of accounts in one database and replicate the same to multiple branch companies.
Supports for User's Master Replication
This feature will allow the user to replicate users' data across branch companies.
Replicating user data will allow the intercompany administrator to manage the user's group data centrally in one company.
Support for User Group's Master Replication
Employees in a company can be grouped according to their roles (for example, salespeople, accountants, managers, and so on). Generally, different roles require different settings for their functions, features, and data within SAP Business One. You can assign SAP Business One users to different user groups based on the users’ actual roles.
The replication of user groups will allow the intercompany administrator to manage the user's groups data centrally in one company